KUALA TERENGGANU – A trader here is able to rake in around RM10,000 to RM15,000 a day by selling various types of durian flesh online.
Mohamad Hakim Fahmi Awang, 40, said this was the best way to face the ongoing movement control order, which made it difficult for customers to go out to get their fix of the king of fruits.
“I started the business last year. At first it was quite difficult to get customers because they doubted the quality of durian flesh sold in containers and thought it would not be as fresh as the uncut fruit.
“However, Alhamdulillah, within a week, customers started praising (the quality) and spreading it on social media,” he said when met by reporters at his shop in Kg Ladang here.
Hakim said the majority of his customers were on Facebook, and that he is able to sell around 500kg every day.
Among his customers’ favourite types of durian are Udang Merah, D29, Musang King, and IOI, which are sold in the range of RM70 to RM130 per kg depending on the grade.
“I place more importance on the quality of the fruit than quantity. Fruits that are not good will be separated and sold at a price of around RM20 to RM30 per kg to be made into tempoyak,” he said.
He also allows his customers to return the durians they buy if they are found to be bad and will replace them.
Hakim makes deliveries using runners to his customers who live even as far away as Hulu Terengganu, Marang, and Kuala Nerus .
“Right now, the demand for durian flesh is increasing, and recently I was quite excited when I found out that one of my customers is the Sultanah of Terengganu Sultanah Nur Zahirah.
“I only found out about it when I was contacted by her personal assistant who asked about the stocks of fresh durians being sold (from my shop),” he added. – Bernama, July 7, 2021
